I mean, don't get me wrong: I am a great believer in the power of Nothing Left To Lose. I get all the shivers when I watch this scene, and sure- you kind of need to abandon any hope of surviving in order to think charging howevermany thousand orcs with
Bastards
Down The Stretch They Come!: Tuesday Open Thread
We Are All Witnesses: Tuesday Open Thread
I got almost nothing. -I'm not sure anyone had South Korea in the "elected leader declares martial law against political opponents" pool, but I'm sure they got good odds. -I enjoyed Thanksgiving, food poisoning be damned. I'm not sure if Thanksgiving is the Most American Holiday- fewer explosions than Fourth of July,
But Then Again, Who Does?: 2024 Buffalo Bills Bye Week Update (and Open Thread)
2024 PREDICTION: "11-6, playoffs. It's gonna hurt, but I am Ready to Love Again." HOW'S THAT GOING?: 9-2! Well this is an odd development. In a reversal of Modern Bills SOP, they've beaten the teams they are supposed to beat. They've played four likely playoff teams, winning two and staying close with
Bay Area Body Bags: 2024 San Francisco 49ers Bye Week (and Open Thread)
Götterdammerung: Your Wednesday Night Postmortem Thread
Yeah, no Wumbo tonight. Barely a thread tonight. Who knows how long we have before we're shut down for *checks notes* Sexy Friday? Fortunately I got out of my gig early enough to avoid the news from last night's event, but tonight might not be fun. Just three of us, keep
Become Revolutionary: Be Decent
Hold On To Your Butts: Tuesday Open Thread
Draaaaank: Tuesday Open Thread
M*U*S*H: Tuesday Open Thread
HAWT STOVE ACTION!: Tuesday Open Thread
It's all coming together, bitches. Self-delusion isn't a mental illness in the NFL- it's a core value and bona fide occupational qualification. (Most) players and coaches intellectually know that the NFL is a closed system, a zero-sum game. All teams have real talent, all teams do a great deal of prep,
